1986–87 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1986–87 was the 103rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 81st time, the Scottish Cup for the 92nd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 40th time.
| 1986–1987 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alex Totten |
| Stadium | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| Scottish League Division 1 | 3rd |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round |
| Scottish League Cup | Third Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gerry McCoy (21) All: Gerry McCoy (22) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,500 |
| Lowest home attendance | 440 |
| Average home league attendance | 1,180 |
Overview
Dumbarton began another First Division campaign with a new manager at the helm - Alex Totten - who had been released from his duties with Rangers following the arrival of Graeme Souness. Following another league reconstruction, the First Division clubs would play each other 4 times - a big ask particularly for the part-time clubs - but as things turned out it was to be a close thing for promotion with Dumbarton always up with the front runners. In the end, it was to be a 3rd-place finish - just 4 points behind champions Morton.
In the Scottish Cup, it would be another early exit for Dumbarton, this time to Brechin City after a draw, in the third round.
In the League Cup, Stirling Albion were dispatched in the second round before a fighting display against Celtic, saw Dumbarton's interest in the competition come to an end for another year.
Locally, Dumbarton failed to keep a grip on the Stirlingshire Cup, with Stirling Albion gaining some revenge for their League Cup exit, with a semi final win.
Results & fixtures
[1] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
| 9 August 1986 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
Herd  27' |
McCahill 82' McGowan 88' |
Attendance: 2,272 Referee: L Thow |
| 13 August 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Montgomerie 67' (OG) |
Attendance: 1,780 |
| 16 August 1986 First Division | Airdrie | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
| Black 41' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: K Hope |
| 23 August 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,O 8' (pen) Bourke 78' |
MacDonald 34' Clarke |
Attendance: 550 |
| 30 August 1986 First Division | Morton | 0–3 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Moore 13' Coyle,O 27'Houston |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: D Miller |
| 6 September 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,O 10' Coyle,T 62'Bourke |
Gallacher |
Attendance: 480 Referee: M Delaney |
| 13 September 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,T |
Attendance: 440 Referee: J Smith |
| 16 September 1986 First Division | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| Bryson Clougherty (OG) |
Coyle,O |
Attendance: 1,200 |
| 20 September 1986 First Division | Clyde | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
| Millar 15' Watters 35' |
Coyle,O |
Attendance: 800 |
| 27 September 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 2' Moore 24' |
Burgess 77' |
Attendance: 630 Referee: P Hanley |
| 30 September 1986 First Division | Queen of the South | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| Cloy |
Moore Coyle,O McCoy |
Attendance: 1,620 |
| 4 October 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,O 1' 56' (pen) |
Montgomerie (OG) Cairns 68' |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: H Gould |
| 8 October 1986 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
| McCoy 71' |
Attendance: 4,161 |
| 11 October 1986 First Division | Forfar Athletic | 3–5 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| Scott 12' MacDonald 89' |
Coyle,O 43' (pen), 84' (pen) McCoy 52', 57'Clarke 50' (OG) |
Attendance: 815 |
| 18 October 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| McNeil 41' Coyle,O 55' |
Lindsay 7' |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: H Williamson |
| 25 October 1986 First Division | Montrose | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Brown 24' |
Attendance: 350 |
| 29 October 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 60' |
Attendance: 1,050 |
| 1 November 1986 First Division | Brechin City | 3–1 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Powell 10' 90' Adam |
McCoy 88' (pen) |
Attendance: 450 Referee: J McGillvray |
| 8 November 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,T 45' McCahill |
O'Hara 86' |
Attendance: 1,600 |
| 15 November 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| Houston 15' |
Tait 45' |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: A Waddell |
| 22 November 1986 First Division | East Fife | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
| Attendance: 1,494 Referee: R Valentine |
| 29 November 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 25' |
Armstrong 29' (pen) |
Attendance: 900 Referee: G Evans |
| 6 December 1986 First Division | Partick Thistle | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Firhill Park |
| Houston 37' McCoy 39' |
Attendance: 2,284 Referee: A Ferguson |
| 13 December 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Boghead Park |
| Houston 41' |
McCall 9' McCathie 89' |
Attendance: 2,431 Referee: K O'Donnell |
| 20 December 1986 First Division | Dumbarton | 0–1 | Forfar Athletic | Boghead Park |
| McDonald 58' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: D Yeats |
| 27 December 1986 First Division | Airdrie | 1–0 | Dumbarton | Broomfield Park |
| Frye |
Attendance: 1,362 Referee: T Muirhead |
| 1 January 1987 First Division | Morton | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park |
| Robertson McNeil Alexander |
Coyle,O |
Attendance: 1,400 |
| 24 January 1987 First Division | Clyde | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Shawfield Stadium |
| Murphy 90+2' |
Rooney 46' Coyle,O 65' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: A Roy |
| 27 January 1987 First Division | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Rugby Park |
| McVeigh |
MacIver |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 7 February 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Fife | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 89' |
Kirkwood 24' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W Crombie |
| 14 February 1987 First Division | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park |
| MacIver 15' |
Attendance: 1,400 |
| 21 February 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Montrose | Boghead Park |
| Houston 41' MacIver |
Allan |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 28 February 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Boghead Park |
| McGowan 78' |
Attendance: 1,600 |
| 7 March 1987 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Dumbarton | East End Park |
| Morrison 10' |
Attendance: 4,366 Referee: P Hanley |
| 17 March 1987 First Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Dumbarton | Station Park, Forfar |
| McCoy Rooney |
Attendance: 720 |
| 21 March 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Airdrie | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,O (pen) Coyle,T |
Flood Lawrie |
Attendance: 1,200 |
| 28 March 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Morton | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 27' Coyle,O 58' |
Alexander 3' Turner 52'Boag 88' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: R Paterson |
| 31 March 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| MacIver |
Lytwyn |
Attendance: 1,050 |
| 4 April 1987 First Division | Brechin City | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Adam |
McCoy |
Attendance: 382 Referee: H Williamson |
| 11 April 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Kilmarnock | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,O McCoy 74'MacIver 78' |
Reid 11' 16' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: D McVicar |
| 18 April 1987 First Division | Montrose | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Links Park |
| Paterson 50' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: H Gould |
| 25 April 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Clyde | Boghead Park |
| McCoy 50' (pen), 51' |
McGlashan 57' |
Attendance: 1,250 Referee: R Valentine |
| 2 May 1987 First Division | East Fife | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Bayview Park, Methil |
| McNaughton (pen) |
McCoy (pen) |
Attendance: 449 |
| 9 May 1987 First Division | Dumbarton | 3–0 | Queen of the South | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 23' McCoy Coyle,T 85' |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Skol Cup
| 20 August 1986 League Cup Round 2 | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| Coyle,T 78' |
Attendance: 746 |
| 27 August 1986 League Cup Round 3 | Celtic | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Celtic Park |
| Johnston 44' McStay 75' |
Attendance: 11,390 |
SHEG Scottish Cup
| 31 January 1987 Cup Round 3 | Brechin City | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| Lees 32' Adam 47' |
MacIver 21' McCoy 25' |
Attendance: 506 Referee: J McGillvray |
| 4 February 1987 Cup Round 3R | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Brechin City | Boghead Park |
| MacIver 32' Coyle,T 82' |
Adam 6' Powell 10'Lees 28' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J McGillvray |
Stirlingshire Cup
| 4 August 1986 First Round | Falkirk | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Brockville Park |
| Nichol |
Moore McCoy |
| 21 April 1987 Semi Final | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Boghead Park |
| Martin |
Spence Ormond |
Pre-season matches
| 26 July 1986 Friendly | Huntly | 2-1 | Dumbarton | Christie Park, Huntly |
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| 27 July 1986 Friendly | Forres | 0-5 | Dumbarton | Mosset Park, Forres |
| MacIver |
| 31 July 1986 Friendly | Vale of Leven | 1-4 | Dumbarton | Millburn Park |
| McLaren |
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| 2 August 1986 Friendly | Dumbarton | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | Boghead Park |
| McCoy MacIver Coyle,T |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morton (C, P) | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 57 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic (P) | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 56 | |
| 3 | Dumbarton | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 53 | |
| 4 | East Fife | 44 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 51 |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Gordon Arthur | 35 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Hugh Stevenson | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ray Montgomerie | 38 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Billy Traynor | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Mark Clougherty | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Owen Coyle | 46 | 17 | 33+10 | 17 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Tommy Coyle | 46 | 7 | 43+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Harry Curran | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Danny Docherty | 24 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Alan Kay | 21 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Dave Martin | 34 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Steve McCahill | 42 | 2 | 37+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Joe McLeod | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Donald McNeil | 14 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jim McNeil | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jackie Rafferty | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jim Rooney | 25 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
John Bourke | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Arthur Grant | 26 | 0 | 10+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Peter Houston | 42 | 5 | 34+4 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Stuart MacIver | 34 | 9 | 18+13 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Gerry McCoy | 43 | 22 | 35+4 | 21 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Pat McGowan | 35 | 2 | 17+15 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Allan Moore | 20 | 3 | 18+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
International caps
Owen Coyle was selected to play for the Republic of Ireland Under 21 team in matches against Scotland on 17 February played at Easter Road and against Belgium on 28 April.
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Reserve Team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West).
Trivia
- The League match against Clyde on 15 November marked Gordon Arthur's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 92nd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
- Dumbarton ended the season managerless - Alex Totten having been appointed at St Johnstone, and with the death of chairman and benefactor Sir Hugh Fraser, the club would face severe financial challenges in the coming season.
See also
References
- Scottish Football League Review 1987-88. The Scottish Football League. 1988.
- "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- Scottish Football League Review 1987-88. The Scottish Football League. 1988.
- McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
External links
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